Virtual Memory Settings

W.All, Virtual Memory Settings

Change the size of virtual memory

Open System.

In the left pane, click Advanced system settings. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation,

type the password or provide confirmation.

- On the Advanced tab, under Performance, click Settings.

- Click the Advanced tab, and then, under Virtual memory, click Change.

- Clear the Automatically manage paging file size for all drives check box.

- Under Drive [Volume Label], click the drive that contains the paging file you

want to change.

- Click Custom size, type a new size in megabytes in the Initial size (MB) or Maximum size (MB) box, click Set, and then click OK.

Note

Increases in size usually don't require a restart for the changes to take effect,

but if you decrease the size, you'll need to restart your computer.

We recommend that you don't disable or delete the paging file.